James McCray (GYV ’12) has a been up to big things since attending the Global Youth Village – traveling to Indonesia, organizing an environmental activism project, attending a youth training at Yale and petitioning his school board to increase global education in his school’s curriculum. James attributes his “drive to contribute all of [his] abilities [...]Read More »

At Global Youth Village in 2013, we anticipate to once again have a diverse group of young people attending our international summer camp. Youth will be coming from all over the U.S. (California, New York, Montana Maryland, Utah etc) as well as Russia, Iraq, Tunisia, Spain, etc. As we celebrate our diversity, we strive to [...]Read More »

Spring is here and its arrival is celebrated in many different ways around the world. At Global Youth Village, we encourage and appreciate looking at everything from a global perspective. Diversity and cultural understanding and appreciation are key elements of our program. Check out how spring is celebrated in Iran, Ethiopia and Peru. In Iran [...]Read More »

Michelle Mann (GYV 2012), travelled to Indonesia, last summer, as a participant in the Indonesia-US Youth Leadership Program, one of Legacy’s hands-on environmental action planning and leadership development programs. When she returned to her school in Illinois, she established “Project U&I”, to promote greater cultural and environmental awareness in the St. Charles area amongst teens and young [...]Read More »

In December 2011, President Obama designated January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month to draw greater awareness to this serious global issue. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people (mainly women and children) are illegally sold into slavery and forced into a life of prostitution and forced labor. Ludwig “Tarzan” Fainberg, a convicted trafficker, said, “You [...]Read More »

This month, we celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday and commemorate his legacy by doing service work. Although the civil rights movement Dr. King championed was ultimately effective, many would argue the fight against racism and intolerance is far from over. According to TIME magazine, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and other civil rights groups, [...]Read More »

The US participants in Legacy's Indonesian-US Youth Leadership Exchange, are excited about their stay in Indonesia and are blogging about it. Both US and Indonesian participants met at the Global Youth Village while Indonesian students were in the U.S., now the American participants are in Indonesia with their new friends.
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The Global Youth Village headquarters now has power. So we will be moving back to our base Monday July 2 at noon. This is great because there is nothing like the final sharing night and candlelight ceremony at the Village setting. Big thank you to the Howard Johnson’s Inn and Conference Center for giving [...]Read More »

Legacy’s Founder J.E. Rash announces a new community health program for young people. Peer education is the key – pick an issue with your friends and produce a video message in multiple languages. The workshop includes the real life examples of alumni from Legacy’s Community Health Initiative (CHI) in North Africa. CHI at GYV includes a [...]Read More »

Wondering what kind of conversations you might have with another participant at GYV? Wondering about cultural similarities between you and other global citizens? GYV Alumni, Kawther Fadhil P’11 is from Al-Hilla, Iraq and was part of Legacy International’s Iraqi Youth Leadership Exchange Program. She attended the Global Youth Village’s cultural immersion program in 2011. Kawther shares [...]Read More »

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